African Leadership University

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The African Leadership Academy (ALA) is a pre-university located in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is dedicated to 16 to 19-year-olds from Africa and the rest of the world, with alumni from 46 countries currently.

Founded in 2004 by Fred Swaniker, Chris Bradford, Peter Mombaur, and Acha Leke,^[1] ALA officially opened in September 2008 with an inaugural class of 97 students.^[2] ALA seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting the next generation of African leaders. To achieve this goal, ALA teaches a two-year curriculum in African Studies,Writing and Rhetoric and Entrepreneurial Leadership, as well as the usual academic core subjects.